Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Outcome \Out"come\, n.
   That which comes out of, or follows from, something else;
   issue; result; consequence; upshot. ``The logical outcome.''
   --H. Spenser.

         All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct
         outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and
         thougth.                                 --J. C.
                                                  Shairp.

Source : WordNet®

outcome
     n 1: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
          radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {final result}, {termination}]
     2: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous
        phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod
        was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences
        for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn:
        {consequence}, {effect}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]